linux-stable.git/Documentation/networking, branch v5.18 Linux kernel stable tree doc/ip-sysctl: add bc_forwarding 2022-04-20T09:31:43+00:00 Nicolas Dichtel nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com 2022-04-13T14:00:00+00:00 c6a4254c18c6a2195cdf01f58a362392fbe81e85 Let's describe this sysctl. Fixes: 5cbf777cfdf6 ("route: add support for directed broadcast forwarding") Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> 
Let's describe this sysctl.

Fixes: 5cbf777cfdf6 ("route: add support for directed broadcast forwarding")
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
bonding: Update layer2 and layer2+3 hash formula documentation 2022-04-08T11:13:56+00:00 Gal Pressman gal@nvidia.com 2022-04-06T13:54:20+00:00 2cd1881b9821be68d1eb748c96311258b16af225 When using layer2 or layer2+3 hash, only the 5th byte of the MAC addresses is used. Signed-off-by: Gal Pressman <gal@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> 
When using layer2 or layer2+3 hash, only the 5th byte of the MAC
addresses is used.

Signed-off-by: Gal Pressman <gal@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
docs: net: dsa: fix minor grammar and punctuation issues 2022-04-03T12:06:11+00:00 Bjorn Helgaas bhelgaas@google.com 2022-04-02T14:46:23+00:00 5a48b7433a5aee719ab242d2feadaf4c9e065989 Fix a few typos and minor grammatical issues. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> 
Fix a few typos and minor grammatical issues.

Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
docs: netdev: move the netdev-FAQ to the process pages 2022-03-31T08:49:39+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:25:05+00:00 8df0136376dc9227a45fd6a1420016f58792b5d0 The documentation for the tip tree is really in quite a similar spirit to the netdev-FAQ. Move the netdev-FAQ to the process docs as well. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
The documentation for the tip tree is really in quite a similar
spirit to the netdev-FAQ. Move the netdev-FAQ to the process docs
as well.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
docs: netdev: broaden the new vs old code formatting guidelines 2022-03-31T08:49:39+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:25:04+00:00 08767a26f095909423f963c864f15db50c0ce9a7 Convert the "should I use new or old comment formatting" to cover all formatting. This makes the question itself shorter. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
Convert the "should I use new or old comment formatting" to cover
all formatting. This makes the question itself shorter.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
docs: netdev: call out the merge window in tag checking 2022-03-31T08:49:39+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:25:03+00:00 99eba4e5cbd462db47dcb949af6d5474acdac953 Add the most important case to the question about "where are we in the cycle" - the case of net-next being closed. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
Add the most important case to the question about "where are we
in the cycle" - the case of net-next being closed.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
docs: netdev: add missing back ticks 2022-03-31T08:49:39+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:25:02+00:00 a300597318771f889136db36f9f0dcfd26b84f18 I think double back ticks are more correct. Add where they are missing. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
I think double back ticks are more correct. Add where they are missing.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
docs: netdev: make the testing requirement more stringent 2022-03-31T08:49:39+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:25:01+00:00 3eca381457ca58fbde16f827ddfaaecde3d61127 These days we often ask for selftests so let's update our testing requirements. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
These days we often ask for selftests so let's update our
testing requirements.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
docs: netdev: add a question about re-posting frequency 2022-03-31T08:49:39+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:25:00+00:00 b8ba106378a058711d8abd0889351ff9c81850c1 We have to tell people to stop reposting to often lately, or not to repost while the discussion is ongoing. Document this. Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
We have to tell people to stop reposting to often lately,
or not to repost while the discussion is ongoing.
Document this.

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
docs: netdev: rephrase the 'should I update patchwork' question 2022-03-31T08:49:38+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2022-03-30T04:24:59+00:00 724c1a7443c5ccb7cda9bfb5ccab84bcece2c50c Make the question shorter and adjust the start of the answer accordingly. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> 
Make the question shorter and adjust the start of the answer accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>